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Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1922-05-19

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1922-05-19, page 01

Central Ohio's Only
Jetoish Netospaper Reaching Etiery Home
Divoted to Jltnerican
and
Jevoish Ideals
O. Permit Pending at Golumbus, O.
JEWS LODGE RBOLUTI
Untermyer Flays Anti-Zionists Who Appeared Before Sen¬ ate Committee
DESIGNATES THEM AS
"NOTORIETY SEEKERS"
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^'^i^f;'';
PHILADELPHIA, PA., May 15.— Samuel Untermyer, head of the Pales¬ tine Foundation Fund, in an address be¬ fore a large "and enthusiastic audience of Jews at the Ritz Carlton Hotel here last night characterized those J^ws who are attempting at thc last minute to bring ruin to the re<ilii!ation of the age¬ long dream of a regained aiid rctiiilt Palestine as a Homeland for jews, as disloyal Americans. In a speech to workers who arc helping to raise $300,- OOO, the balance of this city's quota of $000,000 for the Keren Hayesod (the Palestine Foundation Fund) he re viewed the aims and achievements of the Keren Hayesod and answered its critics. He designated the group who recently appeared before Congress in an effort to block the resolution favor- ' ing Palestine as "Noisy notoriety seek¬ ers" and "half baked carping critics."
Not True Amorricans
"They are not true Americans," he declared, "thcy have said and done' things that must make every true Amer¬ ican burn with indignation and con¬ tempt. I -feel a special pride and duty to work for this ideal, because I am an American, Loyalty is the highest virtue. If, in the hour of greatest ne¬ cessity, one were disloyal to the people and the race from which .he is sprung, he would disgrace his Americanism,"
Nevertheless, Mr. Untermyer observed that the attacks of these individuals have brought scores of Jews and Gen¬ tiles who Had no previous interest in Zionism into the ranks of the supporters of the Kerfen Hayesod. He repeated thc as<"<>«-3r/-et'thatjhe British Govern- r^iarati?(N, saying \^^^yf the Balfour <orthy. 'Of-, the: .naipeWj ^^ nation - ^if^\ \ wstudra^vs, .it?
""'¦-senrjiiBnisfelVrslinhe wajn.bf it's execui tion. For that very reason does a nation remain all the more faithful to it. The Declaration will remain as long as there shall be British honor and Jewish devotion.''
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Write Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 508 Schultz Bldg., P. O. Box 1359 or (Phono C. 7770), your change of address for the sum¬ mer, stating how long you wish tho paper sent to your summer address.
This service is given without charge and in the earnest , desire of the management of the Chronicle to get the paper at all time's to its subscribers, wherever thcy may be.
in celse your subscription has , as yet not been paid a prompt remittal of aame will bo highly appreciated at this time.
A SanfiedriE oi
ow fropose
Hie N. Y. Kehillah's Executive
Decides to Organize Council
of Seventy
To the, J ewish , Columbus and
'eople of , iilentral Ohio
|s-> the first volume of
l','city with a high and catabliah a dymamici ijrrgan for Jewry
of
Living Amicably
Mr. Untermyer stated that thc Jews and native population of Palestine were living amicably and will continue to do so working and developing side by side. He also made the assurance that all Christian and. IS^oslcm shrines and other holy places Would be, respected and protected. "The Jews will be: the first" to see to it that swift punishment is visited upon any enemy of their race who seeks thus to discredit tliem in the •eyes of the world," he said.
Dwelling on the ..temporary relief provided for, the suffering Jews in Europe, Mr. Untermyer said that theiy cannot find permanent, relief in these ISnds of bigotry and oppression, and added that "We must help them to self help. That is the probiem of the Keren Hayesod,"
Keren Hayesod. Accomplishments
Speaking of the .accomplishments of the Keren Hayesod in - Palestine Mr. Untermyer announced the establishment of a Mortgage Bank for the relief of the acute housing shortage. It has also organized the Workmen's Bank which is aiding the organized working men of Palestine in their various enterprises, tnost of which are co-operative. .It is maintaining and, developing agricultural settlements and farms through the De¬ partment of Agricultural colonization, he said. „ ¦
"It is carrying thc major responsi¬ bility fpr the work of the Hadassah Medical Organization, a work in which it is ably assisted by the Joint Distribu¬ tion Committee," he added. "It is thus providing health and healing to the people of Palestine regardless of race or creed. It is providing indispensable services and assistance.to the immigrants
J'*-''2?i?S?^_?^P58e_S)_^
OUTING TO BE GIVEN
BY KOI. ZION CLUB
The outing, to be given Sunday, May 21, at Greenwood Lake by the Kol Zion organization for its members; is to be augmented by the presence of many outsiders who are very welconje.
The club desires the presence of as many Jewish young men and women as can possibly come. One dollar from each young man will cover expenses, transportation, ''eats," dancing, etc. Everyone is requested to meet at Washington and Donaldson Streets at 11 o'clock sharp, Sunday.
NEW YORK, (J. C. B.)—I?y way of launching thc ~ Kehillah upon renewed activity, it was resolved to organize a Council of Seventy persons representa¬ tive of thc New York Community, the present Executive Committee to be included in this. Council.
This Council is t6 function until ¦ it is decided to call''the next Convention of ,t5ie. 4elegat«s_^ „the", Kehillah. B
mail ..and A.- E. Edth'stein v/ere .ap¬ pointed a committee to make all nec¬ essary arrangements for the formation of the Council of Seventy.
To Leave America
Dr. Magnes announced that he had arranged to leave America with his family on May 20th, and to spend about a year and a half abroad. He therefore re-submitted a letter dated June 3, 1!)20, in which he had prfesented his resigriatioh as Chairman of the Ex¬ ecutive Committee of the Kehillah, hav¬ ing then planned to go abroad, for an extended period.
As for vairious reasons this trip had been postponed, thfe.letter of resigna-| tion had not been acted upon,
. ': To Make Survey Dr. Magnes reported that he had un¬ dertaken to make a survey of Jewish religioiis and Cultural conditions in Cen¬ tral and Eastern Europe on behilf of the American Jewish Relief Committee during the summer, and that in the fall he would go on to Palestine, where he expected to stay for about a year with his' family.
With this 135UO we wiU elopdtion, The Ohio Jewish Central Ohio's only Jewish publk | Chronicle. - S v/e take gtock of our
At this time it is meet thatlA outline our plana for accomplishments thus tsat and the future. We came to this' constructive purpose; i. e. t forward-looking, and elHcie, * Coluitibus and Central Ohio. -
We announced as our air^ is best in Judaism and J','-"*^^ of thc most important,',., the world, emphasizing es|kMsi state events.
Wc have emphasized local •] felt it absolutely essentia! ''h
||6 promotion of all that
te and the chronicling
;yanspiring throughout
||«y, however, local and
, organizations, societies,' cl^tj
to awaken a keener intere||
Judaism in general and in-^
religious institutions in pa^f^i
This is,an age of pubiidfi^
- can thrive without it. Lei' |f the fiifess ivhat you tfSB int^f V and, ^o«,,-i.«iH 'securc'theis' '<^j^'^ " . By >«sachihg ,|^actica!|^^ Columbus'and Central Ohio,'':llie| has stimulated interest in ^s activities, and 'iirganizatio'n4;r P| noA-partis&!A'and shall con^fi^u^ of what thb Iate''Profe&so^jl%o| Catholic I^ael has been anii'sl
mottQ* i ':-. - ' '^-
We^Jhave not aimed to s^I but wcliave striven to vm&d his rsspect for his past &n^'
Throisgh a p'apes' of w&i^lsi,^! we have been keepingr'o«]^-i'^ ,aU over the'world. Oaf.'mst' press .and telegraphic '&efnm 1 to do this.
Towards Drive for ?Pi
Ir.^ anjlsgfe^^^j,^ hiiMmkii^^ columns. Several distinguish community' have espressed
• the services rendered by the Readers of the Chronicle,] publication, meriting as it hi ¦ proval and co-operation to deserve your highly valuetj future. Without this we shi assured of it, our progress success will be inevitable.
AARON M
BENJAMIN Z. NEUSTAe!
md state events, for we
'quicken the dormant
and synagogues, and
llamong local Jews in
||r own communal and
No organization today 3 people know through |ing and planning to do,
eratio'n. ;very Jewish home in
Ohio Jewish Chronicle
ish movements, ideals, i|ur publication has been p to be so; the service lomon Schechter called
all continue to be our
j0 any Jewish problems;
.the dignity of the Jew,
hopds for the future^
sy may justly be proud,
jtders in touch with Jewry
it complete and efficient
isiik nmde it possible for us
MONTHLY MEETING 9F LOCAL HADASSAH AT SCHONTHAL HOUSE
The regular monthly meeting of the Columbus Chapter 6f the National Hadassah organiza¬ tion was held Sunday after¬ noon at the Schonthal Home.
The meeting was devoted entirely to business matters. Mrs. A. Seff, president, re¬ ported that $17S.0a had been sent to the Hadassah Medical UniK thus making the chopter's contlribution to the Unit much smalSer than that of past ycarsSsThp society, therefore, decided td hold a lawn fete on Tuesday June 20, the proceeds of vtrhich will be donated to the Medical Unit in Palestine. '' Plans were discussed for or¬ ganizing in this city a Junior Hadassah to devote themselves to the raising of funds for the Palestine War, Orphans. Mrs.. B. Tushbknt was appointed chairman of a committee to confer with Mrs. I. Schatz on; this matter. - .
Mrs.' M. Shifman and Mrs. B. Wolman were appointed to work out plans for the lawn fete and Mrs. J. Krakowitz was appointed chairman of the cn- kertainmbnt committee.
LITHUANIAN JEWRY COMING BACK IS REPORT OF J. D.C.
Country Shows Remarkable
Vigor and Initiative in
Reconstruction
24 MILLION MARKS APPROPRIATED FOR WORK
leMcao Government Invites Immigrants To Settle There
Chancellor States Mexico is Will¬ ing to Pay Travelling Ex¬ penses of Settlers
NEW YORK, (J. C. B.)-Official confirniation of thc report that thc Mexican Government desires to extend every facility to immigrants vvho will settle as colonists and agricultural labor¬ ers is contained in a communication ^rom the Chancellor's Department to
(Special to Ohio Jewish Cuuo.vicLn.) NEW YORK, May 11.—"Twenty- foiir million German marks have just been appropriated by the Joint.Distribu¬ tion Committee to.still further hasten the rehabilitation of the Jews of Lithu¬ ania whose progress tovvard self-support and self-respect makes one of the most gratifying, chapters in the efforts of the Jews of this country to restore their war-stricken European brethren," states ' a recent dispatch.
. "Of all the war-wrecked Jewish com¬ munities in eastern and central Europe that the Joiiit Distribiition committee is endeavoring to pull out of the slough of despond with funds contributed by Anicrican Jews, including the money j-aised during the .recent $14,000,000 campaign, those of the liftle republic of Lithuania are making the speediest 'come-back.'
One'of the Few
"Lithuania is one of the few new countries whose existence was made possible by the League of Nations, where the constitutional recognition of 'ccjual rights for all,' required of them by the League, is more than a legalistic' fiction. Not only has the Lithuanian government not interferrcd vvith or re¬ garded in the slightest degree Jevvish relief' and reconstruction efforts, but, on the contrary, it has, through its Min¬ istry of Jevvish Affairs, actively partici¬ pated in these efforts. '
"The Lithuanian Jews themselves, and quite independently of outside aid, hav'e gone in for reconstruction with great vigor and initiative,'and an eager de¬ sire to help themselves. The Jevvish National Council and other communal organizations, as well as a number of
Yl
fnembers of-^the local
ir deep approciation of
Chronicle during the drive.
we fimnly believe that our
in every respect your ap-
[thus far, will continue
I moral co-operation in the
ill be greatly handicapped;
lo the highest pinnacle of-
NEUSTADT, Editor. T, Business Manager.
The Executive Committee accepted the resignation of Dr. Manges with an ex* priession of its great regiret.
The Social Heb
rnssage of the
By DR. STEPI
TEAMS ORGANIZED POR TALMUD TORAH
BLDG. FUND DRIVE
At a building fund committee
meetinft held at the home of
Mr. N. Danziger, teams were
organized to canvass the city
support 'for the local
for
{Talmud Torah Building Fund.
Rabbi E. Pelkowitz, Messrs. J. Solove, M. Pas* and j. Beim, are to tak6 charge of the work among the members of the Beth Jacob and Ahavath Sholem Congregations.
A committee was appointed to canvass the surrounding towns for contributions to the Building Fund. The following have been very active members of the Building Fund Com. mittee:—Messrs. H. Kobacker, N. Danziger, N, Finkelstein, Leon J. Seff, Abe Seff, Louis tVIellman, G. Goodman, J. Yenkin, Max Greenstein, Jacob Cohen, and David Schwartz.
Mesdames B, Tushbont, A. Goldberg, H. Shifman, M. Gold¬ weber, A. Seff, M. Shifman, L. J. Seff, J. S0I0V9 and P. Shif. man have also rendered splendid co-operation.
The most important contribution of Israel to social teaching was the life of the Hebrew prophets. The lives of these tribunes of the people—quoting Renan's fine phrase—this. earliest a(id mightiest of the world's groups of fur- therers of social well-being, are Israel'sj contribution^ to the social message,! Each of the prophets emphasized somi^ aspect of* social wrong and injustice .ind made some decisive contribution tc the elucidation of the sbcial ideal- Amos, for example, crying out agains fraud and heedless hurt to the poor! ahd Isaiah laying bare in unfo'rgettablij words "the essential deadliness of laiir monopoly." , i'
Perennial Value
The perennial value of the teachin of the prophets is that they iiot onl aroused their own age to consciousnei of sin and to deep penitence, but als every succeeding age to which the words were brought home with povv( and directness.
It is well ior us "to bear in mind tl conditions under which the social me Sage of the prophets was uttered. Tl prophetic discpurses w'ere not ispoki: to women's clubs, nor in the hope shaking the imperturbable self-coi placency of ministerial meetings. Ti message of the prophets was sp6ken | men and to men, and, when it vv necessary, was hurled and thundered! men. The prophets spoke to their af and therefore they spoke to the ag!^ They addressed thcmselvei. not only ^1
»£N S. WISE
exemptions conceded tb foreign inimi¬ grants by thc Act of the President of the Republic of January 2, last, .that thcy are to follow the course herein stated: "Make an application indicating the point ' through which they will enter the Republic and" that of destination, so that, the respective orders for pas¬ sages by the respective Railroad can be issued; this should be accompanied by a Certificate from the Consul or Con¬ sular Agent in their p'lace of residence, testifying lo the character of the peti¬ tioner and confirming that hc is going to the interior of the Republic in order to establish himself in an agricultural colony. When the immigrant has
The main instrumentality, however, in *"' the rehabilitation of the Jewish commli- nities of Lithuania, according to all re¬ ports received from that country, is the Joint Distribution Committee. Without the funds' and without the direction supplied by that body, vvhich is the disbursing agency for all relief funds raised by the Jevvs of America, the. colossal task which is now well under way' would have been entirely beyond the resources of the Lithu¬ anians. "I
"The two most important factors of rehabilitation in Lithuania, as they are in other countries, are thc people's
reached his destination he will ask fort'^^"**^^ ^'"* the industrial co-operatives,
These two institutions are vital neces¬ sities for small merchants, and arti¬ sans, for whom credit is of prime im¬ portance.
the voucher of his arrival and the ex penscs that have been entailed, in freight and duties, applying again to the Secretaria, so that the correspond¬ ing orders can b,e given to have the Banks Founded amounts he may have paid out lot "The people's banks ii, Kovno aud duties reimbursed through the Ofincina|in the other towns of what was once de Hacienda nearest to his residence, the-Russian province of that name were
to I
common people, but to the mighty of the earth, kings, princes, noblemen. Tliey not only pronounced abstract and un¬ related principles, but .ipplied these timeless' principles to the problems of their times.
. Pre-eminently Social
The message of the Hebrew prophets; true to .the genius of the faith which begot them and which they in turn re¬ generated, was ¦ pre-eminently social. Because it vvas social it has lived for nearly three thousand years, and it will survive until'if shall have wrought it¬ self into the life of the ages.
The. message of the ijrophets. was social becaiise, as vve have said, Israel's was a social ideal, Judaism was ever' a social religion, regulator of social liv¬ ing, a religion that prhnarily endeavored to guide and direct the life of men, of man as a social being, of man in every human relation. How can a man be sure of rightness of his relation to God and Isajah laying bare in unforgettable unless he has succeeded in achieving right relations to man. The relation of the individual to God can best be tested by his relation to his fellows.
Social in Character
Relevant to the contention that Ju¬ daism's most distinctive contribution was to the social ideal, we note that seven of the ten Commandments are social in character and out-reading, including the Sabbath injunction and the Conimand- ' (Contlnueii on psge S)
and .IO per cent of the freight on his baggage and cattle."
LADIES AUXILIARY OF
THE AGUDATH ACHIM
PLAN GARDEN PARTY
Many interesting features are being planned for the garden party to be given by thc Ladies' Auxiliary Society of the Agudath Achim Synagogue, on the grounds of the residence of Mrs. LJital of 800,000 German marks. Accord
founded over a year ago with funds supplied by thc Joint Distribution Com¬ mittee, vvhich required that a part of the capital should be supplied locally. These banks have been amazingly suc¬ cessful. A network of similar institu¬ tions novv covers the entire Lithuanian republic, functioning in a nia,iiner that is swiftly healing the ugly spiritujal wounds of the vyar. They began opera¬ tions with the comparatively small cap-
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Topper, l(i98'Bryden-Rd
One of these features is to be a beautiful May dance, which is full of surprises. and frivolities. Mrs. B. Tushbant, who is president of the so¬ ciety, is being ably .assisted by Mesdames J. Krakonitz, J. Thall, M. Goldweber, A. Shafer, J. Solove, H. Shifman, N. Finkelstein, A. Seff, M. Shifman, L. J. Seff, P. Shifman, A. Goldberg, E. Zeck¬ hauser, A. J, Kaufman, J. Siegel, and I. Goldberg, ex-president of the society.
mg to recent reports this capital has been almost doubled.
"The running expenses of these banks, when they were opened, were met chiefly through a tax imposed by the Jewish National Council on all .'Vinerican money — remittances made through that body, or the payment of (Continued on pdge 8.)
ENTERTAINMENT FOR
TALMUD TORAH CHILDREN
A very interesting Lag B'omer Enter¬ tainment is being planned for the children of the local Talmud Torah.
A musical and literary program will be carried out, after which the members of thc entertainment committee of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Agudath Achini .Synagogue, will act as hostesses. The committee consists of Mrs. E. Zeck¬ hauser, chairman, Mrs. A. SefT, Mrs. P. Shifman, L. J. Seff, H, Shifman, A. Goldberg and J. Solove.
MOVE TO FORM IMPARTIAL RELIEF BODY IN RUSSIA
RIGA, (J. T. A.) -The formation of an impartial organization to collect and distribute relief among the Jews of Russia has been acknowledged by the Bolshevist press as the only way of obtaining money from the rich Jews. ^ conference of "bourgeois" relief workers, together with representatives of the Idgeskom, has accordingly,been called to consider the position, and it is probable that a new and representative relief org^niijation for the Ukraine will be created shortly. The non-Communist relief workers demand merely a certain nieasure of autonomy permitting super- vision over the distributioii of relief.
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Central Ohio's Only
Jetoish Netospaper Reaching Etiery Home
Divoted to Jltnerican
and
Jevoish Ideals
O. Permit Pending at Golumbus, O.
JEWS LODGE RBOLUTI
Untermyer Flays Anti-Zionists Who Appeared Before Sen¬ ate Committee
DESIGNATES THEM AS
"NOTORIETY SEEKERS"
1; -^- i i
",i-
^'^i^f;'';
PHILADELPHIA, PA., May 15.— Samuel Untermyer, head of the Pales¬ tine Foundation Fund, in an address be¬ fore a large "and enthusiastic audience of Jews at the Ritz Carlton Hotel here last night characterized those J^ws who are attempting at thc last minute to bring ruin to the re«-3r/-et'thatjhe British Govern- r^iarati?(N, saying \^^^yf the Balfour the first volume of
l','city with a high and catabliah a dymamici ijrrgan for Jewry
of
Living Amicably
Mr. Untermyer stated that thc Jews and native population of Palestine were living amicably and will continue to do so working and developing side by side. He also made the assurance that all Christian and. IS^oslcm shrines and other holy places Would be, respected and protected. "The Jews will be: the first" to see to it that swift punishment is visited upon any enemy of their race who seeks thus to discredit tliem in the •eyes of the world," he said.
Dwelling on the ..temporary relief provided for, the suffering Jews in Europe, Mr. Untermyer said that theiy cannot find permanent, relief in these ISnds of bigotry and oppression, and added that "We must help them to self help. That is the probiem of the Keren Hayesod,"
Keren Hayesod. Accomplishments
Speaking of the .accomplishments of the Keren Hayesod in - Palestine Mr. Untermyer announced the establishment of a Mortgage Bank for the relief of the acute housing shortage. It has also organized the Workmen's Bank which is aiding the organized working men of Palestine in their various enterprises, tnost of which are co-operative. .It is maintaining and, developing agricultural settlements and farms through the De¬ partment of Agricultural colonization, he said. „ ¦
"It is carrying thc major responsi¬ bility fpr the work of the Hadassah Medical Organization, a work in which it is ably assisted by the Joint Distribu¬ tion Committee," he added. "It is thus providing health and healing to the people of Palestine regardless of race or creed. It is providing indispensable services and assistance.to the immigrants
J'*-''2?i?S?^_?^P58e_S)_^
OUTING TO BE GIVEN
BY KOI. ZION CLUB
The outing, to be given Sunday, May 21, at Greenwood Lake by the Kol Zion organization for its members; is to be augmented by the presence of many outsiders who are very welconje.
The club desires the presence of as many Jewish young men and women as can possibly come. One dollar from each young man will cover expenses, transportation, ''eats," dancing, etc. Everyone is requested to meet at Washington and Donaldson Streets at 11 o'clock sharp, Sunday.
NEW YORK, (J. C. B.)—I?y way of launching thc ~ Kehillah upon renewed activity, it was resolved to organize a Council of Seventy persons representa¬ tive of thc New York Community, the present Executive Committee to be included in this. Council.
This Council is t6 function until ¦ it is decided to call''the next Convention of ,t5ie. 4elegat«s_^ „the", Kehillah. B
mail ..and A.- E. Edth'stein v/ere .ap¬ pointed a committee to make all nec¬ essary arrangements for the formation of the Council of Seventy.
To Leave America
Dr. Magnes announced that he had arranged to leave America with his family on May 20th, and to spend about a year and a half abroad. He therefore re-submitted a letter dated June 3, 1!)20, in which he had prfesented his resigriatioh as Chairman of the Ex¬ ecutive Committee of the Kehillah, hav¬ ing then planned to go abroad, for an extended period.
As for vairious reasons this trip had been postponed, thfe.letter of resigna-| tion had not been acted upon,
. ': To Make Survey Dr. Magnes reported that he had un¬ dertaken to make a survey of Jewish religioiis and Cultural conditions in Cen¬ tral and Eastern Europe on behilf of the American Jewish Relief Committee during the summer, and that in the fall he would go on to Palestine, where he expected to stay for about a year with his' family.
With this 135UO we wiU elopdtion, The Ohio Jewish Central Ohio's only Jewish publk | Chronicle. - S v/e take gtock of our
At this time it is meet thatlA outline our plana for accomplishments thus tsat and the future. We came to this' constructive purpose; i. e. t forward-looking, and elHcie, * Coluitibus and Central Ohio. -
We announced as our air^ is best in Judaism and J','-"*^^ of thc most important,',., the world, emphasizing es|kMsi state events.
Wc have emphasized local •] felt it absolutely essentia! ''h
||6 promotion of all that
te and the chronicling
;yanspiring throughout
||«y, however, local and
, organizations, societies,' cl^tj
to awaken a keener intere||
Judaism in general and in-^
religious institutions in pa^f^i
This is,an age of pubiidfi^
- can thrive without it. Lei' |f the fiifess ivhat you tfSB int^f V and, ^o«,,-i.«iH 'securc'theis' '«sachihg ,|^actica!|^^ Columbus'and Central Ohio,'':llie| has stimulated interest in ^s activities, and 'iirganizatio'n4;r P| noA-partis&!A'and shall con^fi^u^ of what thb Iate''Profe&so^jl%o| Catholic I^ael has been anii'sl
mottQ* i ':-. - ' '^-
We^Jhave not aimed to s^I but wcliave striven to vm&d his rsspect for his past &n^'
Throisgh a p'apes' of w&i^lsi,^! we have been keepingr'o«]^-i'^ ,aU over the'world. Oaf.'mst' press .and telegraphic '&efnm 1 to do this.
Towards Drive for ?Pi
Ir.^ anjlsgfe^^^j,^ hiiMmkii^^ columns. Several distinguish community' have espressed
• the services rendered by the Readers of the Chronicle,] publication, meriting as it hi ¦ proval and co-operation to deserve your highly valuetj future. Without this we shi assured of it, our progress success will be inevitable.
AARON M
BENJAMIN Z. NEUSTAe!
md state events, for we
'quicken the dormant
and synagogues, and
llamong local Jews in
||r own communal and
No organization today 3 people know through |ing and planning to do,
eratio'n. ;very Jewish home in
Ohio Jewish Chronicle
ish movements, ideals, i|ur publication has been p to be so; the service lomon Schechter called
all continue to be our
j0 any Jewish problems;
.the dignity of the Jew,
hopds for the future^
sy may justly be proud,
jtders in touch with Jewry
it complete and efficient
isiik nmde it possible for us
MONTHLY MEETING 9F LOCAL HADASSAH AT SCHONTHAL HOUSE
The regular monthly meeting of the Columbus Chapter 6f the National Hadassah organiza¬ tion was held Sunday after¬ noon at the Schonthal Home.
The meeting was devoted entirely to business matters. Mrs. A. Seff, president, re¬ ported that $17S.0a had been sent to the Hadassah Medical UniK thus making the chopter's contlribution to the Unit much smalSer than that of past ycarsSsThp society, therefore, decided td hold a lawn fete on Tuesday June 20, the proceeds of vtrhich will be donated to the Medical Unit in Palestine. '' Plans were discussed for or¬ ganizing in this city a Junior Hadassah to devote themselves to the raising of funds for the Palestine War, Orphans. Mrs.. B. Tushbknt was appointed chairman of a committee to confer with Mrs. I. Schatz on; this matter. - .
Mrs.' M. Shifman and Mrs. B. Wolman were appointed to work out plans for the lawn fete and Mrs. J. Krakowitz was appointed chairman of the cn- kertainmbnt committee.
LITHUANIAN JEWRY COMING BACK IS REPORT OF J. D.C.
Country Shows Remarkable
Vigor and Initiative in
Reconstruction
24 MILLION MARKS APPROPRIATED FOR WORK
leMcao Government Invites Immigrants To Settle There
Chancellor States Mexico is Will¬ ing to Pay Travelling Ex¬ penses of Settlers
NEW YORK, (J. C. B.)-Official confirniation of thc report that thc Mexican Government desires to extend every facility to immigrants vvho will settle as colonists and agricultural labor¬ ers is contained in a communication ^rom the Chancellor's Department to
(Special to Ohio Jewish Cuuo.vicLn.) NEW YORK, May 11.—"Twenty- foiir million German marks have just been appropriated by the Joint.Distribu¬ tion Committee to.still further hasten the rehabilitation of the Jews of Lithu¬ ania whose progress tovvard self-support and self-respect makes one of the most gratifying, chapters in the efforts of the Jews of this country to restore their war-stricken European brethren," states ' a recent dispatch.
. "Of all the war-wrecked Jewish com¬ munities in eastern and central Europe that the Joiiit Distribiition committee is endeavoring to pull out of the slough of despond with funds contributed by Anicrican Jews, including the money j-aised during the .recent $14,000,000 campaign, those of the liftle republic of Lithuania are making the speediest 'come-back.'
One'of the Few
"Lithuania is one of the few new countries whose existence was made possible by the League of Nations, where the constitutional recognition of 'ccjual rights for all,' required of them by the League, is more than a legalistic' fiction. Not only has the Lithuanian government not interferrcd vvith or re¬ garded in the slightest degree Jevvish relief' and reconstruction efforts, but, on the contrary, it has, through its Min¬ istry of Jevvish Affairs, actively partici¬ pated in these efforts. '
"The Lithuanian Jews themselves, and quite independently of outside aid, hav'e gone in for reconstruction with great vigor and initiative,'and an eager de¬ sire to help themselves. The Jevvish National Council and other communal organizations, as well as a number of
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TEAMS ORGANIZED POR TALMUD TORAH
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Rabbi E. Pelkowitz, Messrs. J. Solove, M. Pas* and j. Beim, are to tak6 charge of the work among the members of the Beth Jacob and Ahavath Sholem Congregations.
A committee was appointed to canvass the surrounding towns for contributions to the Building Fund. The following have been very active members of the Building Fund Com. mittee:—Messrs. H. Kobacker, N. Danziger, N, Finkelstein, Leon J. Seff, Abe Seff, Louis tVIellman, G. Goodman, J. Yenkin, Max Greenstein, Jacob Cohen, and David Schwartz.
Mesdames B, Tushbont, A. Goldberg, H. Shifman, M. Gold¬ weber, A. Seff, M. Shifman, L. J. Seff, J. S0I0V9 and P. Shif. man have also rendered splendid co-operation.
The most important contribution of Israel to social teaching was the life of the Hebrew prophets. The lives of these tribunes of the people—quoting Renan's fine phrase—this. earliest a(id mightiest of the world's groups of fur- therers of social well-being, are Israel'sj contribution^ to the social message,! Each of the prophets emphasized somi^ aspect of* social wrong and injustice .ind made some decisive contribution tc the elucidation of the sbcial ideal- Amos, for example, crying out agains fraud and heedless hurt to the poor! ahd Isaiah laying bare in unfo'rgettablij words "the essential deadliness of laiir monopoly." , i'
Perennial Value
The perennial value of the teachin of the prophets is that they iiot onl aroused their own age to consciousnei of sin and to deep penitence, but als every succeeding age to which the words were brought home with povv( and directness.
It is well ior us "to bear in mind tl conditions under which the social me Sage of the prophets was uttered. Tl prophetic discpurses w'ere not ispoki: to women's clubs, nor in the hope shaking the imperturbable self-coi placency of ministerial meetings. Ti message of the prophets was sp6ken | men and to men, and, when it vv necessary, was hurled and thundered! men. The prophets spoke to their af and therefore they spoke to the ag!^ They addressed thcmselvei. not only ^1
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exemptions conceded tb foreign inimi¬ grants by thc Act of the President of the Republic of January 2, last, .that thcy are to follow the course herein stated: "Make an application indicating the point ' through which they will enter the Republic and" that of destination, so that, the respective orders for pas¬ sages by the respective Railroad can be issued; this should be accompanied by a Certificate from the Consul or Con¬ sular Agent in their p'lace of residence, testifying lo the character of the peti¬ tioner and confirming that hc is going to the interior of the Republic in order to establish himself in an agricultural colony. When the immigrant has
The main instrumentality, however, in *"' the rehabilitation of the Jewish commli- nities of Lithuania, according to all re¬ ports received from that country, is the Joint Distribution Committee. Without the funds' and without the direction supplied by that body, vvhich is the disbursing agency for all relief funds raised by the Jevvs of America, the. colossal task which is now well under way' would have been entirely beyond the resources of the Lithu¬ anians. "I
"The two most important factors of rehabilitation in Lithuania, as they are in other countries, are thc people's
reached his destination he will ask fort'^^"**^^ ^'"* the industrial co-operatives,
These two institutions are vital neces¬ sities for small merchants, and arti¬ sans, for whom credit is of prime im¬ portance.
the voucher of his arrival and the ex penscs that have been entailed, in freight and duties, applying again to the Secretaria, so that the correspond¬ ing orders can b,e given to have the Banks Founded amounts he may have paid out lot "The people's banks ii, Kovno aud duties reimbursed through the Ofincina|in the other towns of what was once de Hacienda nearest to his residence, the-Russian province of that name were
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common people, but to the mighty of the earth, kings, princes, noblemen. Tliey not only pronounced abstract and un¬ related principles, but .ipplied these timeless' principles to the problems of their times.
. Pre-eminently Social
The message of the Hebrew prophets; true to .the genius of the faith which begot them and which they in turn re¬ generated, was ¦ pre-eminently social. Because it vvas social it has lived for nearly three thousand years, and it will survive until'if shall have wrought it¬ self into the life of the ages.
The. message of the ijrophets. was social becaiise, as vve have said, Israel's was a social ideal, Judaism was ever' a social religion, regulator of social liv¬ ing, a religion that prhnarily endeavored to guide and direct the life of men, of man as a social being, of man in every human relation. How can a man be sure of rightness of his relation to God and Isajah laying bare in unforgettable unless he has succeeded in achieving right relations to man. The relation of the individual to God can best be tested by his relation to his fellows.
Social in Character
Relevant to the contention that Ju¬ daism's most distinctive contribution was to the social ideal, we note that seven of the ten Commandments are social in character and out-reading, including the Sabbath injunction and the Conimand- ' (Contlnueii on psge S)
and .IO per cent of the freight on his baggage and cattle."
LADIES AUXILIARY OF
THE AGUDATH ACHIM
PLAN GARDEN PARTY
Many interesting features are being planned for the garden party to be given by thc Ladies' Auxiliary Society of the Agudath Achim Synagogue, on the grounds of the residence of Mrs. LJital of 800,000 German marks. Accord
founded over a year ago with funds supplied by thc Joint Distribution Com¬ mittee, vvhich required that a part of the capital should be supplied locally. These banks have been amazingly suc¬ cessful. A network of similar institu¬ tions novv covers the entire Lithuanian republic, functioning in a nia,iiner that is swiftly healing the ugly spiritujal wounds of the vyar. They began opera¬ tions with the comparatively small cap-
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One of these features is to be a beautiful May dance, which is full of surprises. and frivolities. Mrs. B. Tushbant, who is president of the so¬ ciety, is being ably .assisted by Mesdames J. Krakonitz, J. Thall, M. Goldweber, A. Shafer, J. Solove, H. Shifman, N. Finkelstein, A. Seff, M. Shifman, L. J. Seff, P. Shifman, A. Goldberg, E. Zeck¬ hauser, A. J, Kaufman, J. Siegel, and I. Goldberg, ex-president of the society.
mg to recent reports this capital has been almost doubled.
"The running expenses of these banks, when they were opened, were met chiefly through a tax imposed by the Jewish National Council on all .'Vinerican money — remittances made through that body, or the payment of (Continued on pdge 8.)
ENTERTAINMENT FOR
TALMUD TORAH CHILDREN
A very interesting Lag B'omer Enter¬ tainment is being planned for the children of the local Talmud Torah.
A musical and literary program will be carried out, after which the members of thc entertainment committee of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Agudath Achini .Synagogue, will act as hostesses. The committee consists of Mrs. E. Zeck¬ hauser, chairman, Mrs. A. SefT, Mrs. P. Shifman, L. J. Seff, H, Shifman, A. Goldberg and J. Solove.
MOVE TO FORM IMPARTIAL RELIEF BODY IN RUSSIA
RIGA, (J. T. A.) -The formation of an impartial organization to collect and distribute relief among the Jews of Russia has been acknowledged by the Bolshevist press as the only way of obtaining money from the rich Jews. ^ conference of "bourgeois" relief workers, together with representatives of the Idgeskom, has accordingly,been called to consider the position, and it is probable that a new and representative relief org^niijation for the Ukraine will be created shortly. The non-Communist relief workers demand merely a certain nieasure of autonomy permitting super- vision over the distributioii of relief.
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